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Warm romantic & detailed

Good morning Gentlemen & ladies... 

I'm just starting to toy with idea of replacing my Focal 1038's... No matter how I treat my room, or what equipment I throw at it I just can't seem to tame the harsh highs on this speaker. 

I'd like to stay in the same price range of the Electra's (7/8k), I don't mind buying used, the musts for me at this point are: Warm, romantic, yet detailed... It would be beautiful to just sit and listen and not have ear fatigue after 15 minutes of listening. 

Can you please recommend something? 
jeffinnh76
ejr1953
915 posts
 
I was lucky enough to snag one of the first pairs of Focal Sopra No2s that arrived in the U.S. and have been smitten with them ever since.

Having said that, part of the reason the highs aren't harsh is the electronics I'm driving them with, a McIntosh MC452 solid state power amp and McIntosh C2500 tube preamp.

I have heard them driven by other amps and thought they sounded "thin" and the highs were too intense for my tastes.

With my current setup I can listen to them for several hours and not tire.
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Sounds like a good date.
celtic66
1,664 posts
 
+1 for felt or wool around tweeter.  This will calm frequency and defraction.
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steve59
1,772 posts
 
congrats. As much as I enjoy the way focal speakers present the midrange, where most of the music lives, i'm not that crazy about the bass... Been hearing lots of great things about harbeth lately. 
musicaddict
370 posts
 
This makes me think hard, but perhaps 6-7 years ago at RMAF I listened to large 3-way Harbeth's with superior electronics playing classical music and although not my normal diet, I was very loath to leave that room and stayed for some time. The sound was addictively beautiful and I cannot forget it.  Again, good work!
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